Destination Wedding Cuba or Dominican?

View quoted message That’s awful. I’ve never heard of that happening but it doesn’t surprise me. The sandy beach is a big toilet to animals lol.

View quoted message Im not sure exactly what the resort was called but it was a 5 star resort

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Oh no! Where was your friend staying? I've never heard of such a thing.

Ive been to both countries (just on vacations) and personally prefer Cuba 100% -the beaches are unbeatable and I find the staff are much friendlier. Cuba also doesnt have the drug problem on the beaches that Dominican does.
Wedding consideration wise: a friend of mine just got back from a Dominican wedding where they were all standing around a bonfire on the beach and when they got back they all had worms in their feet. Her doctor told her it was due to cat feces on the shady beaches. It took her and her friends almost a month of antibiotics to get rid of the worms.

I have only been to Cuba and not Dominican Republic, but I did enjoy it. It really does depend on the resort though, as I have been three times and twice was fantastic, but the first resort was not all the greatest. Definitely do your homework and read those reviews. Mexico is pretty cheap if you don't go to the Mayan Riviera, have you looked into Cancun? I've heard great things about all the resorts in Mexico my family have been to.

View quoted message Do you remember what the resort was called?

I went to a destination wedding in the Dominican a couple of years ago in November. It was great. The one I attended used the church on the resort and their reception hall. They used one of the a la Carte restaurants for the rehearsal dinner. While there I saw another couple on the beach getting married and reception at one of the a la Carte restaurants, and even the bar. Later saw them at the dance club (all at the resort). I enjoyed it. The food was good and there were many options to choose from. Tbh if I could get the time off work, I would've done my wedding there too.

What's your budget per person and how long do you want to go?

I honestly haven't enjoyed Cuba as much as I have DR, but the price we paid was significantly different so that plays a role in the quality of the resort.

We haven't gone to anyplace like that before. And Mexico is a little expensive for the rest of our family to pay as they are coming from down east

Have you been to either locations? Personally I wasn’t a fan of Cuba when I went there on a vacation. Have you limited to those choices or would you be open to possibly Mexico? I’ve heard nothing but good things about Mexico.

goodluck!!